Domain Name

Typically you should enter your domain without the
'www'. We use this domain for setting your hostname.
You don't need to own the domain name (e.g. you can order the
server before you purchase the domain name then, later on, you can
point the domain name to the IP we give you on setup).

Memory

We recommend 400MB or more memory if you are running memory
intensive applications like a MySQL database or Java Servlets. You
need 1GB or more if you intend to run JBoss or Liferay. As you add
more memory your server will perform faster and more reliably.

Control Panel

Webmin is an Open Source browser based control panel.
What it lacks in prettiness, it makes up for in power and elegance.

CPanel is one of the most popular hosting control panels.

Virtualmin Pro is a control panel that enables your users or clients
to manage their own domains. It is written by the smart and
Linux-friendly folks who wrote the wildly popular Webmin server
control panel. For more info see http://www.virtualmin.com/.

Plesk is a professional web hosting control panel. It is
available only on our higher end plans (since Plesk requires a good
amount of memory to run). It is a great addition to your
server whether you are setting up a single website, multiple sites,
or are reselling web hosting.

The Plesk install will be a recent Plesk version. The
recommended Powerpack option includes:

RAID

RAID ensures that your data is not lost or corrupted in the
event of a drive failure. Instead of needing to re-setup your
server, the faulty drive can be quickly replaced with no data loss
and minimal downtime. To select this option you need to order
at least two disks (the size doesn't have to match).

We recommend hardware RAID when using SSDs.

Server Power Options

Single power supply

Server Power Options

One of the most common server components to fail is the power supply. With
a redundant power supply your server has two power connections (each drawing about 50% of
your server's power needs). Should one of the power supplies fail then the
other power supply can take over.

In selected data centers (e.g. Dallas) we also have multiple
independent power feeds to a cabinet. Meaning your server can
stay powered up in the event one power feed is interrupted.

With the 'Multiple VPSs' option we will setup and host up to
four VPSs for the the listed price. We may charge a $10/server
setup fee and a $2/server/month hosting and support fee for additional
servers.

We can set up your dedicated server as a VPS
host. You can opt to run either with a single VM or with as
many VMs as will reasonably fit on the server you select (given that
server's memory and disk, etc).